WAR MACHINE #23
(Feb., 1996) "Wish Upon a Star." Cover art: Jim Calafiore & Johnny Greene. Script: Dan Abnett. Art: Yancey Labat, Fred Haynes/Rey Garcia, Johnny Greene.
War Machine has jetted off to Stark's satellite "Starcore," which houses a deadly temporal weapon that'll wipe out humanity! WM discovers Skye onboard (!) and discovers the real reason he was bonded to the alien Eidolon Warwear: Earth needed him to defeat the coming threat of Tony Stark! But shortly after Jim learns his secret, he realizes the satellite is protected by another Eidolon warrior! It's Eidolon vs. Eidolon after that with Jim coming out on top! Stark's threat is gone, but so is Skye -- a victim of the evil Eidolon. But before that, she gives Jim a set of galactic coordinates that'll enable him to find out more about the Eidolon (but, alas, he never needed them). This is my fave ish of the 25 issue run.
Hube's Recommendation: 4 Variable Threat Response Battle Suits!
